fit WHITE HOLDS OUT
Bat the British f uiition at Lady
smith Is Critical.
AMMUNITION FAMINE PROBABLE.
Tbs Beleaarnered Force Cam not Be
arnlahed With a New Sopplr-The
DtSScaltlea Confronting General
alter' rUl of Relief.
London, Jan. 9. General White still
holds out at Ladysmlth, or did so 60
hours ago, when the Boers, ousted
from their footholds Inside the works,
suspended their assaults at nightfall.
England has taken heart. The sit
uation, however. Is worse. The be
leaguered force must have expended
large amounts of ammunition, which
cannot be replenished, and must have
loet a number of officers and men,
which is counterbalanced, so far as the
garrison is concerned, by the greater
loss of the Boers.
General White still needs relief, and
the difficulties confronting General
Buller are as great as before. The
former's unadorned sentences, as rend
and rereau. suggest eloquently the peril
in which the town was for 14 hours,
and how barely able his 9,000 men
were to keep from being overcome.
The chief concern for General White
is in respect of ammunition. Sixty
eight days ago, at the beginning of the
siege, his small arm ammunition was
vaguely described as "plenty." His ar
tillery then had 300 rounds per gun.
Some of the batteries have been In ac
tion frequently since then, and all were
probably engaged last Saturday. His
stock of shells, consequently, must be
low, and this will make it difficult for
General White to co-operate in a move
ment by General Buller.
The entrenchments at Ladysmlth, ns
described in a message that left a day
or two before the fight, and has just
come through, are fortified hills, well
covered with rifle pits and trenches,
down which the Infantry move In single
file to the various posts In absolute
safety. Full rations are still served,
but no whisky or tobacco.
Mr. Spencer Wilkinson, in The
Morning Post, points out that there Is
on division only at Chleveley, another
at Frere and a third at Estcourt. As
Chleveley is seven miles from Colenso,
the second division would have had to
march 12 miles to get Into action and
the third division 22 miles. General
Butler's 30,000 men and 70 guns were
therefore almost Inactive on Batrrday,
and when General White hellographed
General Buller could really make no
move but an Ineffective demonstration.
England is preparing fresh arma
ments, and 22 transports will be on the
way to South Africa during the pres
ent month. According to the program
26,000 additional troops and 72 guns
will soon be afloat. The government
has ordered Vickers Sons a Maxim,
limited, to manufacture as many 4.7
inch guns and 6-inch quick flrers as
can be turned out until otherwise no-Mfle-T
The Box agents, according to the
tiro correspondent of The Dally Mall,
e evading British vigilance respoct
g the importation of ammunition,
te correspondent says:
"A large quantity of quick firing am
unition goes to Ras Jlbeutil, from
alch point it is conveyed by dhows
ong the coast or trans-shipped to
sssels bound for Portuguese ports in
ist Africa. French steamers touch
g at Ras Jlbeutil before reaching
den contrive to evade search by
ans-shlpping at Madagascar to
earners apparently not connected
th European lines. In this way
ey escape suspicion."
The Times publishes the following,
ted Jan. 6, from Modder River:
''News from Belmont shows that the
Queensland and Canadian volunteers
have been so energetic in that neigh
borhood that a large belt of the Free
State across the border has been de
serted by the Boers."
Last Friday came the report of Colo
nel Baden-Powell's unsuccessful attack
at Gametree. It was a bold effort, but
tho Boervfort was impregnable and the
Britons were driven back with great
loeta. The British casualties were three
officers and 18 men killed, one officer
ana 23 men wounded and one troopei
captured.
i FUGITIVE MIIADELPHIANS.
Da pntr Coroner Salter and Other At
leaed K.eettoa Crook Forfeit Ball.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9. Deputy Coro
ner Samuel P. Salter, William Cook
Jospeh Rodgers, Harry McCabe, Clar
ence Meeser and James Sheehan
eha rged with stuffing the ballot box Ir
the
Thirteenth division of the Seventh
wand, are fugitives from Justice, a
mud
i h so as John Silberman, John Scul
len
and John Hanna, who were In-
dlctnd with them, but who have not
yet been taken into custody for the
crime charged against them, nor is
thei r whereabouts known. Officers
arm ed with bench warrants are now
nun' ing for them. Their ball has been
forfeited, and they stand now in con
tempt of court for falling to respond
to tlie summons to appear yesterday
befoi-e Judge Bregy and plead to the
II in dictments found against them last
week .
Sh ortly after the Issue of the bench
warr ants Coroner Dugan received,
through a messenger, a note from
Salte r, in which the latter resigned his
office ' as deputy coroner. The resigna
tion was promptly accepted.
The Starvation la India.
New York, Jan. 9. Latest mall ad
vices from India aver that the situa
tion there grows darker every week.
Threo millions are working on govern-
renei works, me sale or cnn-
iron I by starving parents is becoming
ion. Families are breaking up,
emch
food.
(member for himself, In search of
Abandoned children are found
frequency. It is a famine of
with
water as well as food. Cattle are dying
by thousands, end no rain is now
until June.
Gerasuu bulp Seised.
Jan. 6. The German steam-
been seized by a British
brought to this port. The
to the German East
Urn, the owners of Bandesratn
pfwvlotuly seised.
MATH OP REV. ML M 'GLYNN.
Tho Bloo.aeat Prleat Sacenashed to
mm Attack of Brla-at's Dlaoaao.
Newburgh. N. Y.. Jan. 8. Rev. Ed
ward McGlynn, rector of St Mary's
ihurch. died at the rectory last even
ing, after an Illness of about seven
weeks, of heart failure, superinduced
6y Bright's disease.
The cheerfulness that characterized
Dr. McGlynn was exhibited to the last.
Even when the physicians were using
THE LATE REV. DR. M'GLYNN.
salt water to keep him alive a few
hours longer Dr. McGlynn evinced
much Interest, and finally remarked:
"Well, the ways of physicians are
wonderful."
The citizens of Newburgh were pre
paring a testimonial for Dr. McGlynn.
People of all demomlnntlons were to
have united In honoring the priest.
Prayers had been offered In both Pro
testant and Catholic churches for his
recovery.
Dr. McGlynn wa3 C2 years old last
September.
CUBAN PRISON H0RK0RS.
Many I'rioonrr AivnHlns; Trial For
Year un Trltlnl tharKex.
Havana, Jan. 9. The prison Investi
gation being carried on by Judge Ad
vocate Dudley uud Major Runcle re
veals a state of affairs even worse than
had been expected, and General Wood
says that summary measures will be
necessary to prevent further unneces
saiy hardship and suffering. Many
cases seem to have been absolutely for
gotten. Men have been found who
have beeu waiting for years to be tried.
Not a few of these m e not even dis
covered by General Ludlow's commis
sion of ten months ago. Some of the
unfortunates have been In detention
several years for offenses so slight that
had these been commttted In the Uni
ted States the offenders would have
been let off with a small fine or a few
days' imprisonment.
Mar Mora Democratic. Headqnartera.
Chicago, Jan. 9. The renewal of the
Harrlson-Altgeld feud In the local
Democracy, Indicated by the mayor's
refusal to attend the luncheon given
Sunday to Manager Samuel B. Cook,
of the ways and means committee, is
likely to result in the party managers
moving tho Democratic national head
quarters away from Chicago. The
reason for Mayor Harrison's refusal
to be present was the fact that ex
Governor Altgeld was expected to be
present. The national committeemen
are exceedingly annoyed over the fre
quent recurrence of the local wrangle
and are considering the advisability of
establishing the party tent in a more
harmonious neighborhood.
Brran'a Eastern Toar.
Boston, Jan. 9. At the meeting of
the Democratic state committee yes
terday a resolution was passed congrat
ulating the people of the South Afri
can Republic on their successful de
fense of their country and their Re
publican institutions against the forces
of the British empire. A telegram from
William J. Bryan relative to his com
ing eastern trip was read, outlining a
program of events, as follows: Monday,
Jan. 20, meeting at Providence, R. I.;
Jan. 30, Boston; Jan. 31, Portland, Me.;
Feb. 1, Concord, N. H.; Feb. 2, Mont
peller, Vt. Mr. Bryan will also speak
at Harrisburg the latter part of the
month.
Another Heresy Trial Promised.
New York, Jan. 9. At the meeting
of the New York presbytery yesterday
Rev. George W. F. Birch, stated clerk,
served notice ih a he would prefer
charges of heresy against Rev. Arthur
C. McGlffert, professor in Union
Theological Seminary. The Presbytery
set next Monday afternoon as the time
for hearing the charges. This action
forces a trial of Prof. McGlffert on the
charges which were virtually made
against him In the general assembly
of 1898, on an overture from the pres
bytery of Pittsburg.
"Too Old to Live."
New York, Jan. 9 Henry Phillips,
88 years of age, of West New York,
N. J., yesterday went to his bedroom
and hanged himself from a book on the
wall. Not long before he had eaten a
hearty meal with his family and to all
appearances was in the best of spirits.
When his son entered his father's room
he say his father suspended by a rope
about his neck. No reason can be
given for his suicide other than that a
few days ago he said: "I'm getting too
old to live. Folks have no further use
for me."
Toted Against Seating- Quay.
Washington, Jan. 6. The senate com
mittee on privileges and elections de
cided yesterday, by a vote of four to
three, to make an adverse report upon
the resolution to seat Senator Quay.
The members of the committee voting
for the resolution were Senators Chan
dler, Hoar and McComas, and those
opposing Senators Burrows, Caffery,
Pettus and Harris. Senators Turley
and Prltchard were paired, the latter
for and the former against the resolu
tion. Rockefeller's Gift to Colombia.
New York, Jan. 9. At a meeting of
the board of trustees of Columbia uni
versity yesterday it was announced
that John D. Rockefeller had presented
$100,000 to the university for the en
dowment of a chair of psychology.
Tho Open Door la China.
Washington, Jan. I. Italy has re
turned a favorable response to the re
cant note of the stats department re
specting the open door In China. Italy
was last of the groat powers remaining
to be hoard from.
Our Advance in the Philippines
Continues With Vigor.
HEAVY SLAUGHTER OF SEBELS.
la K
eoor the Filipino Loss Was Nearly
Two Hundred and Fifty Clearing
t'p Cavlte and Bataaa-os Provlnees.
Washington, Jan. 9. The war de
partment has received the following
iispatches from General Otis, dated at
Manila, Jan. 8:
General Bates Is pursuing the enemy
in the south with vigor. General
8chwan's column, moving along the
shore of Laguna de bay, struck 800
rebels under General Nortel at Blnen
on the 6th inst., and drove them west
ward on Silang, capturing that place,
from which point the cavalry pushed
through to Indang. Schwan captured
three of Norlel's six pieces of artillery
and will take the remainder also, his
transportation, with records, and larse
quantity of ammunition. Two bat
talions of the Twonty-elghth regiment,
part of Wheaton's column, struck the
enemy near tmus yesterday, killing
and wounding 140. Blrkhelmer, with a
battalion of the Twenty-eighth, struck
tho enemy entrenched west of Bacoof
yesterday morning. The enemy left
Dn the field fi" dead, 40 wounded and .'!2
rifles. Our loss thus far Is Lieutenant
Cheuey, of the Fourth infantry, and
four enlisted men killed and 24 en
listed men wounded.
It Is expected that Schwan's troops
will cut off the retreat of the enemy's
Cavlte army. Wheaton Is moving to
day on Das Marinas, Boyd, with the
Thirty-seventh Infantry, moved east
from Las llanos and surrounded the
troops of General Rlsal at daylight,
capturing Rlsal and considerable prop
erty. It Is expected that Cavlte and
Batangus provinces will be cleared up
soon.
in the North Leonhouser, with three
companies of the Twenty-fifth, at
iu?ked robber bands In Arayat moun
tain, dispersed them, destroying their
barracks p.nd subsistence. Found there
five of our prisoners whom they had
picked up on the t.ilmnd. three killed
and two seriously wounded. These
northern robber bands will be actively
pursued.
GILLMOHK'S I'AKTV SAFPS.
Lieutenant Speaka Well of Aajat
naldo, hnt llenonneea Tlno.
Manila, Jan. 8. The United States
steamer Venus came Into the harbor
Saturday evening from Vlgan, province
of South Illocos, with Lieutenant J
C. Gillmore and 19 other Ameri-
LIEUTENANT GILLMORB.
can prisoners, including seven of his
sailors from the Yorktown. He Is
weak and nervous, showing the re
sults of long hardships. He speaks
warmly of Agulnaldo and very bitterly
against General Tlno, declaring tint
while in the former's Jurisdiction he
was treated splendidly, but that after
he fell into Tino's hands he suffered
everything. The Filipinos abandi neil
them on Dec. 16. The Heine. i: ,,. In
charge of the Filipino guard that In
had him in charge Informed L!c."' ri
ant Gillmore that he had been ordeieo
by General Tlno to shoot the prisoners
but he declared that his conscience
forbid the act. He left them to nrnkt
their way as best.they could. Two days
later the released prisoners were found
by Colonel Hare's force, which hat!
been sent to search for them. Lieu
tenant Gillmore says that the Filipinos'
treatment of Spanish prisoners was
brutal in the extreme.
NOTED ELECTRICIAN DROWNED.
He and His Wife Fell ThronsTh the
Ice While Skating-.
Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 9. S. Dana
Greene, general sales manager of the
General Klectric company, and his wife
were drowned yesterday while skating
on the Mohawk river. The body of
Mrs. Greene was recovered before she
died, and that of her husband was
found three hours later.
Mr. Greene was one of the best known
electricians in the country. He en
tered the United States Naval academy
in June, 1879. and was graduated No.
1 In his class In June, 1883. He was
commissioned ensign on July 1, 1885.
and he resigned from the navy on Feb.
19, 1888. He was a grandson of Gen
eral George S. Greene.
Irishmen to Aid Boers.
Columbus, Jan. 9. Captain I. F
Jobe, who escaped from the county Jail
here while awaiting trial ror alleged
misuse of government mall privileges,
is on his way to South Africa. A let
ter received from him at San Juan,
Porto Rico, shows he sailed from there
Jan. 2. In his letter he says: "I have
now 480 good Irishmen with me and
expect to enlist from 60 to 75 more
before I leave this Island. I have a
fine ship engaged and plenty to eat and
drink. 1 am to be the colonel."
The Demand For Ssaall Notes.
Washington, Jan. 9. United States
Treasurer said today that the demand
for small notes still continues beyond
all precedent, and has resulted in re
ducing the supply on hand to a point
where an increase was absolutely nec
essary. To meet this Increased demand
the bureau of engraving and printing
will print $300,000 additional In new
lives and tens, and this Increase will
he kept up as long as the needs of tho
country require it
i K WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Wedaeadnjr, Jan. S.
Chlcago'n 133.000,000 drainage canal
.as formally opened yesterday.
Major General Zenas R. Bliss, U. B.
V., retired, died In Washington.
A coal famlno is closing Industrial
rstnbllshnients about Harrisburg.
The strike of miners In Walker
ounty, Ala., ended In a compromise.
Colonel A. L. Mclntyre, ex-congressman
from Georgia, died at Thomas
riDt, Ga.
Ex-Governor Bradley Is the choice
if Kentucky's Republican legislators
lor United States senator.
The grand Jury at Concord. N. H.,
refused to indict Senator Gallinger for
alleged violation of civil service laws.
Kentucky's Democratic legislators
nominated J. C. S. Blackburn for Uni
ted States senator,' Insuring his elec
tion. Thursday. Jan. 4.
r.ritlsh steamer Borghere foundered
off Cape Flnlsterre, and 2u were
drowned.
The death Is announced In Rome of
Count de Benomar, Spanish ambas
sador to Italy.
A powder explosion rieir Lnlte Lin
den, Mich., blew two men and four
horses to atoms.
Tennessee's Democratic Icgl3la'.v3
selected Governor McLnurin for tho
long term for senator.
Fourteen soldiers made insane by
service In the Philippines have leer,
sent to the asylum at Washington.
Bixtraordlnary precautions have been
taken to prevent the spread of hub: ii,
plague in Hawaii. Transports will not
step there.
Friday, .Inn. 6.
Our Philippines army, now 62.500.
will soon reach 65.000.
Chinese routed French forces near
Wung Caun, killing 30 Frenchmen.
Mississippi's Democratic leg! tutors
chose United States Senator W. V.
Sullivan for the short term.
St. Louis officials will enter legal pro
test against Chicago's alleged pollution
of the Mississippi by the drainage ca
nal. The steamer Queen Adelaide brings
news to Victoria, B. C, that Hie steam
er Rio Maru foundered off Omal Cape.
She struck a submerged rock.
The Philadelphia grand Jury re
turned true bills of Indictment against
Deputy Coroner Salter and eight elec
tion officers, charging them with ballot
frauds.
Suturda) , Jan. U.
The Lawton relief fund amounts to
$45,721.
Dr. W. A. Hammand, formerly sur
geon general of the army, died In
Washington.
One man was killed and two others
fatally Injured by a breaking chain In
the Homes.. -ad (Pa.) steel works.
Two women were burned to death In
a Are early this morning In a New
York tenement on East Ninety-second
street.
Pletro Pulze stabbed Frank Seglla to
death last night, in a New York saloon,
as the result ol a quarrel over a gams
of cards.
A falling t evator at the Illinois
Steel works in Chicago killed three
workmen: Joseph Middle, Joseph Sock
and Ignatx Granak.
The American exhibit at the Paris
exposition will bo several times larger
than Great Britain's and as large as
Russia's and Germany's combined.
Monday, Jan. 8.
A new cotton mill, with a capital of
$300,000, Is to be located at Honea
Path, S. C.
The clothing of Mrs. Catharine Rip
pard, of Wilkesbarre, caught fire from
a stove, and she was burned to death.
In a quarrel over the ownership of a
knife. Wllllle Daggs, 8 years old, shot
his 12-year-old Bister Lena dead at
Evansvllle, Ills.
Near Unlontown, Pa., the home of
William Scott was destroyed by fire
and his three sons, aged 12 to 16, burn
ed to death.
The trustees of the estate of the late
Cornelius Vanderbllt have paid to Yale
college the $100,000 bequest left to that
Institution.
.Tames Gray, nurse In a Philadelphia
hospital, accidentally bathed Henry
Smith, a patient, with carbolic acid
instead of tincture of larkspur. Smith
died, fatally burned.
Tuesday, Jan. 9,
The Sunday closing crusade In Chi
cago is having its effect.
Alfred E. Burr, editor of the Hart
ford (Conn.) Times, is deau.
Miss Johanna Lynch was burned to
death In a New York apartn ent house
fire.
The Virginia Coal, Coke and Iron
company Is to start new coke furnaces
in Virginia.
The bonds purchased under the offer
of the secretary of the treasury of Nov.
16, 1899, amounted to $19,300,650.
General Greely. chief signal officer of
the army, is improving from the In
juries indicted Sunday night by a
drunken man.
C. M. Nelson, a Swedish farmer of
Kearney, Neb., was murdered by his
son, who burled the dljmembered
corpse in a barn.
Two members of the Chicago Salva
tion Army were badly njured In a
hand-to-hand fight with two men who
had disturbed their meetlig.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Flour In light de
mand: winter superfine. 12.25(62.40; Penn
sylvania roller, clear. t3.10S3.20; city mills,
extra. I2.5OIB2.70. Rye flour quiet at $3.16(9
S.30 per barrel. Wheat slow; No. t red.
pot, in elevator. 69V470We. Corn dull;
No. 2 yellow, new, for local trade, 3SHc;
No. 2 mixed, spot. In elevator, 37437Hc.
Oats steady; No. 2 white clipped, Slftc.;
lower grades, 28ft.10c. Hay steady; choice
timothy, Il6nl6.50 for large bales. Beef
dull; beef hams, 122622.60. Pork Ann;
family, $13.50814. Lard firm; western
steamed, $6.22V4. Butter Arm; western
creamery. 23030c.: do. factory. 17022ttc.;
June creamery. 24(S28c.; Imitation cream
ery, U26c.; New York ualry, 2028c.; do.
creamery, 25630c.; fancy Pennsylvania
prints Jobbing at 31634c; do. wholesale.
SOc. Cheese Arm; fall made, fancy, large
and small, 12Vul3c; fall made, large. U
612c.; do. do., small, 12lfi4c. Eggs
steady; New York and Pennsylvania,
25626c; western, ungraded, at mark, U
623c; western. 24625c. Potatoes steady;
Jersey. $1.2561.75; New York. fl.5061.7H;
Long Island, $1.5062; Jersey sweets, $2.(06
1.50. Tallow una; city, 5Hc; country,
n i TTiirx nnnii mim nnnn i
Heroic Roscae of the Grew of a
Sinking German Steamer.
. STORY OF A RESCUED SEAMAN.
Row the Sailors Were Forced to
Throw Overboard the Captain's
Wife, Children and Knrse Little
Ones Thnnarht It Fun.
New York, Jan. 9. The British
steamer Georgian, which arrived yes
terday from London, rescued nt sea
on Jan. G Captain Stnngo und crew of
30 men of the German steamer Kiln,
also the captain's wife, two children
anil nurse. The Ella foundered at bci
the same date while on the voyage
from Perth Amboy for Halifax With
1.G00 tons of coal. The Kiln was a
8t"el vessel of 2,117 tons gross ;ind
1,340 tons net.
"We had given up hope," snld one
of the rescued, "but the Georgian's
chief officer would have none of that
He brought his little boat up Ub near
tr-.rf Ella's quarter as he dared and
Shouted to us to throw a rope. The
bids obeyed) the bout's crew rowing
hard ::il the while to keep their cockle
shell away from what we thought was
their doom,
"The rope connecting us with the
lifeboat's crew looked like a thread in
a tempest, but the chief officer stood
Dp in t ho stern of the tossing little
boat and sung out to tie the women
on and Jump 'em The nerve of the
man and his Idea hit us right, and we
took heart and gave him a cheer.
"Hut the missus (captain's wife)
would have none of It. and told us to
try it first. So the boys jumped the
cook In a jiffy, and the chief officer on
his end of the line hauled him into the
lifeboat. The struggles of the rook
set us laughing, though the watch re
ported at the snme moment that the.
ship was settling fust. Death was rub
bing us close.
"Little Eddie, the captain's son.
crowed and cooed and shook bis small
red fists In glee. lie did not know our
danger, but we that did laughed with
him. I don't know but 'twas the re
laxation after the suffering we had
undergone.
"We filled the lifeboat with the
crew until the chief officer waved his
hand and started for his ship, about
a mile owny. It was a hard pull, an'"
we thought more than once tht we
were gone. But the boat came back for
the second load.
"This time we Jumped the miss''
and the nurse girl. The nurse was s
hysterical that she wouldn't Jump, and
we were forced to throw her In the sea
The children we IsBhed to the back
of two men. John Alexander, second
steward, took the girl, 6 years old, and
a German sailor, Petersen, took the
boy. Little Eddie laughed and shout
ed as he struck the water, and was
chirping when they pulled him Into the
boat. Annie, the sister, was laughing,
too, but the nurse had swallowed mor"
s " "iter than was good for her.
' "I wire ihe lifeboat was ..iiruwn up
under the ship's counter, nnd some of
the men were hurt, but she got away
safely, made her second trip all right,
and came bock for the rest of us. It
was a hard Job handling the captain.
He was heavy and so sick and sore
that he was helpless, but we lowered
him Into the sea and then hauled him
Into the boat. Before wo reached the
Georgian's sldo the Ella went down
bow first. The boat's crew who had
rescued us were badly played out, but
the chief officer patted 'em on their
backs and said they were the right
sort."
Death of Vlnie. llnsnlne.
City of Mexico, Jan. B. Mme. Ba
falne. widow of the famous French
marshal who died some years ago in
exile In Spain, died at a private hos
pital here yesterday undergoing an
operation for cancer. Her maiden
name was Be LaPena, and she was al
lied to many aristocratic families here.
Her marriage to Marshal Bazalne add
ed to her social prestige and she re
ceived by her alliance the title of ex
cellency. For a time after her hus
band's return to France she was one
of the ornaments of the court of Na
poleon III, where her beauty and ex
quisite taste made her famous. When
Marshal Bazalne fell Into disgrace she
plotted successfully for his escape.
Havana's Customs Frauils.
Havana, Jan. 9. Sonor Arestogul,
deputy collector of customs, who was
recently suspended temporarily In con
nection with the custom house frauds,
was arrested yesterday, owing to the
fact that he Is apparently deeply Im
plicated, although there is only ouo
charge against him in the present pro
ceedings. He was released on $2,00C
ball. The authorities have documents,
bearing the initials of the accused and
his mark "OK," which show fraud to
the extent of $400. It is understood
that not more than 15 per cent of the
undoubted frauds against the customs
can be substantiated legally, owing to
the destruction of the Incriminating
documents.
Another Victim of "Fnlth Cure."
Council Bluffs, la., Jan. 9. The cor
oner's jury which has been investigat
ing the death of Ethel Yates returned
a verdict that death was due to neglect.
The post mortem showed that the
cause of death was appendicitis, and
doctors testified that with proper care
there was every reason to believe that
her life would have been saved. The
physician who attended her before her
mother returned home from a visit and
dispensed with bis services for that of
a faith healer, testified that at that
time she was Improving. The matter
will be presented to the grand Jury.
A Message From Orover Cleveland.
Chicago, Jan. 9. The Tribune prints
the following letter from ex-President
Cleveland, received in response to a
request for a sentiment appropriate to
Jackson day: "I am only able on ac
count of Illness to sit up occasionally
for a short time, and must forego a
contribution to your supplement com
memorative of the splendid career of
Andrew Jackson. I wish it was to be
published at a time when saner coun
sels prevailed in the party he did so
much to strengthen and place upon
firmer foundations."
OBSTINATE CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
Refaaed to Ulre Medlelne to Their
Two Drlaa; Children.
Pittsburg. Jan. 8 Frank Martsosf
and tils wife, of New Brighton, have
been believers In Christian Science for
three years, and so confirmed In th
doctrine are they that they have seen
two of their children die of malignant
diphtheria and are willing to see their
remaining child perish rather thaa
take her case "out of the hands of tne
Lord."
Not until forced to do so by the
health authorities would the parents
permit a physician In the house. Evea
then the father refused to give tb
medicine prescribed, and the health of
flclals were compelled to take the fam
ily In charge. When the first child.
Nancy, died Martsolf called on an un
dertaker to bury her. When asked for
the certificate of death he said there
was none, und Coroner Taylor began
an Investigation. Ho found the Seconal
child. Hoy, in the last stuges of the
disease, and ordered Dr. Boyd to treat
him. The father refused to give the
boy the medicine, and he died B few
hours later. The health officials are
now In charge and may be able to suv
the third child and the father, both o?
whom are down with the disense.
Beaver VallejJ people are very much
wrought up icr the matter, and It is
likely that Christian Science, with It
prominent leaders In New Brighton,
will be Investigated by the courts.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Pittsburg, .Ian. fi. The finance com
mute of councils yesterday recom
mended that all of the remaining suits
of the city ugalnst Senator FUnn be
withdrawn. This recommendation Is
equivalent to similar action by the
full membership of council.
Lancaster, Jan. 9. Detective Spur
rier, who has the case of ex-County
Treasurer Ilershoy In charge, received
a telegram from New York Sunday
that Kersey had been captured there.
He went to New York nt once, and
yesterday wired back that the man ar
rested wns not llershey. but bore a re
markable resemblance to him.
Btroudtburg, Pa., Jun. 9.- Early In
the morning, while on his way to his
place of business, William S. Albert,
a well known East Stroudsburg mer
chant, was attacked by hlghwamen,
who robbed hi m of over $200. Albert
was found by his father, who Is a night
watchman, and was on his way home.
Albert's face was covered with blood
and when found he was about recover
ing consciousness. No clew.
West Chester, Pa., Jan. 9. 'Squire
S. S. Young, of East Fallowfield, was
tentenced by the court to pay a fine
' 5'J nnd all costs of prosecution for
his hc.vlng been found guilty of fraud
as an officer of a Republican primary
meeting m his township last fall.
Ju l 'len phlll spoke of his hitherto
good character, else the sentence im
posed would have been heavier. The
bill of costs is nearly $400.
Huntingdon, Pa., Jan. 6 Kneeling
against a tree, In an attitude o
the frozen body of Le"-'
prominent prr'nee
don and Broad Top n.rond, was found
yesterday near his home with a bullet
hole In the right temple. A 38 caliber
revolver, with one cartridge exploded,
was laying at his side. Domestic trou
ble, It Is said, was the cause of suicide.
He leaves a widow and eight children.
Allentown, Pa., Jan. 6. Maurice Ziu
dersteln, aged 67, who on January last
shot and severely wounded Max Wolff,
of New York, president of the Palace
ilk mill, In this city, at which Zinder
steln had been foreman and part own
er, pleaded guilty In court yesterday
to assau. t and battery with Intent to
kill. He was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment and $200 fine. Zlnder
stein since the shooting has been In
Norristown Insane asylum, and wa?
yesterday discharged as cured.
Pittsburg. Jan. 6 The American
Steel und Wire company yesterday
posted notices In all of Its plants no
tifying Its employes of a genoral ad
vance in wages of 7V4 per cent, to take
effect from Jan. 1. The advance af
fects 30.000 employes, 10.000 of whom
are in the Pittsburg district, the bal
ance being employed in the company's
works In Chicago, Cleveland and Koko
mo City, Ind. In addition to the 74
per rent Increase the company will es
tablish a benefit fund.
Shamokin, Pa.. Jan. 6 Eight Phila
delphia and Rending Railway company
conductors and brakemen were dis
charged here yesterday, and when they
asked an explanation the officials
would not grant It. The men were ex
perience! employes, and they say that
the only reason for their discharge Is
that'hey are members of the Brother
hood of Trainmen and were arranging
to organize n branch of the order here
next Sunday. Four trainmen belong
ing to the order were discharged at
Newberry Thursday night. There are
many members of the order working
for the company between WHIIamsport
and Tamaqua.
Unlontown, Pa., Jan. 6. The coro
ner's jury in the Braznell mine horror
after three hours' deliberation last
evening rendered the following ver
dict: "We find from the evidence that
the mine foreman of said mine was
negligent in falling to see that the
mine was In a safe condition before
permitting workmen to enter it. We
also believe that the fire boss of said
mine was negligent In falling to make
a daily verbal report to the mine fore
man, and we believe both the mine
and fire boss to be incompetent to per
form their respective duties." There
has been no action taken as yet to
ward prosecuting the incriminated of
ficials. New Castle, Pa., Jan. 8. Raphael
Ambrosia and Peter Varavade, quarry
men, were In love with the same girl,
Gracio Veltra. Saturday night Am
brosia, with two male friends, started
out to visit at a neighboring house.
Varavade lay in ambush for his rival,
and when the latter came abreast of
him Varavade drew a razor across Am
brosia's face. He missed his throat,
but cut a gash that extended from the
forehead to the chin, laying bare the
teeth, and in fact opening the entire
side of the face. The next instant
Varavade drew his revolver and Aran
a bullet into his victim's heart. Wav
ing the other two men back with his
revolver, the murderer escaped In the
Harknesa.
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